This webinar will explain the importance of integrating trails into a region's tourism network and highlight the Outdooractive platform & technology as one powerful tool to accomplish this.
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March 16, 2023
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Pacific Time) {more time zones}
Cost (RECORDING):
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Trails are key components to any destination that allow both visitors and locals to explore, enjoy and connect with urban and natural areas. When trails are successfully integrated into a vision for generating or sustaining tourism, then both the trails and the entire destination can become visible to new audiences, attract funding and business interest, and secure a future fueled by sustainable tourism.
Outdooractive builds tools specifically for digitizing and then connecting trails and outdoor attractions to tourism organizations and those responsible for marketing destinations. Based in Immenstadt (in Bavaria) Germany, Outdooractive is among the world's leading platforms for outdoor tourism with over 880,000 routes focused on a wide range of outdoor activities. Outdooractive connects members of the tourism industry with a global outdoor community of more than 13 million registered users and has been integrating trails and trail networks into destination marketing plans since 1994.
In this webinar we will outline the important roles that trails can have in attracting visitors, and ways to make sure a trail is incorporated in the tourism vision or plan of a destination. This webinar will provide an overview of the Outdooractive platform, including a digital Trail Manager platform, as tools to link trails to larger audiences, streamline trail management practices, and ultimately connect trails to the broader tourism engine.
Johannes Meir, Project Manager, Outdooractive
Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany
Johannes Meir is an Outdooractive Project Manager (specifically for cartography & Trail Management). As a geographer and cartographer, Johannes works to depict the world around us as accurately as possible. Outdooractive seeks to map the world of outdoor activities, including trail networks and POIs, as well offering the possibility to maintain and manage the entire trails and tourism infrastructure.
Marcus Neff, Project Manager, Outdooractive
Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany
Marcus Neff is a Project Manager at Outdooractive, meaning that he is the person literally building the websites and apps that serve to display a region’s trails in an interactive manner and connect them to a tourism network. Marcus is a data nerd and outdoor enthusiast from Portland, Oregon and with a background in human resources, supply chain, and competitive ski racing. Marcus works to bridge the gap between data and real-world use cases involving people, trails, and accessing the outdoors.
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